You passed on Carrie S/L, but bought Thinner as a S/L? If i was going to PASS on anything it would of been Skeleton Crew. Carrie and Thinner did not have a previous S/L, the expense for these two books is way out of my league, but i bought them anyway.
If it is a choice between S/L Skeleton Crew PS or the previous version, I would choose the previous one. 1/3 the price and already a classic.
Just my opinion.